Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses